Shoe insole



Sept. 26 l933- L. M. DoTY ET A1. 1,927,889

SHOE INS OLE Filed Aug. 20, 1932 Tj-l- INVENToR Lucie/1 M. Doty IVO/ual '3. Griffin Bvmem Arro Patented Sept. 26,

SHOE INSOLE Lucien M. Doty and Norval B. Griffin, Portsmouth, Ohio, assignors to The Selby Shoe Company, Portsmouth, Ohio, a corporation of Ohio Application August 20, 1932. Serial No. 629,652

1 Claim. (Cl. 36-71) Drawing Figure 1 is a side View of a shoe partly in section showing the disposition and arrangement of an insole constructed and arranged in accordance with the present invention.

Figure 2 is a top View of the insole.

Figure 3 is a cross section thereof, the section being taken as on the line 3-3 in Figure 2.

Description The insole for a shoe when constructed in accordance with the present invention comprises a body layer 8 of relatively thickened material. This material may be of leather or textile. 1t is preferably covered with a thin leather sock-lining 9. At a' certain point, in line preferably with what might be termed the bend of the wear-sole, a pad 10 is disposed between the body layer 8 and the sock-lining 9. The pad 10 serves as a support for the metatarsal arch of the foot and is placed in accordance therewith.

The insole is shaped to provide a lateral extension 11. This extension ll is preferably raised to the position substantially as shown in the drawing. The extension is held in shape by a shank stiffener 12, preferably constructed of stiff, or so-called counter leather, which extends upward from the contour of the insole to form a support for the said extension. This construction can be best seen in Figure 3 of the drawing.

The longitudinal edges of the stiiener 12 are skived or pared thin at the outer edges.

Longitudinally the combined structure of the insole and the shank stiffener 12 are reinforced 60 by a shank iron 13. The shank iron 13 is rigidly secured by pegs or tacks to the combined construction. The shank stiffener l2 is permanently attached to the body 8 of the insole by any suitable adherent, and is extended back to form in conjunction with said body a heel seat of added strength, while assisting in attaching the structure to a heel.

By employing an insole having the above described shank stiiener and shank iron, the said stiiener extending out and under the extension 11 to give support thereto, the shoe structure is strengthened and the supporting features thereof are efficient, yet yielding to avoid hurting the sensitive muscles in the under portion of the instep at the inner side of the foot.

We claim:

An insole for a shoe, comprising a body portion having a lateral extension conforming to the inner under side of the human foot to support the same; a shank stifiener constructed of semistii material and having a lateral extension conforming with and disposed under the extension of said body portion, the body portion and said shank stiffener being permanently adhered; a shank iron attached to said body portion and said shank stiiiener at the forward and rear ends thereof, and a pad disposed on said body portion adjacent the location of the metatarsal arch of the human foot, said pad being held in position by a. sock-lining mounted upon said body portion.

LUCIEN M. DOTY.

NORVAL B. GRIFFIN. 

